Role Editor Library features a role and sub roles wizard (SETTINGS > Libraries > Device Templates) used to add and edit the model needed to classify device roles and sub roles. Role and sub role assignment determine monitoring and management characteristics for a given device.

Note: Discovery and refresh scan performance can be slower if you apply many new role definitions with large and complex scan rules.

Within the wizard, you can apply the following rules, settings, and characteristics:

General. Name, select an icon, and provide a weight or 'confidence' for this role classification.

Auto-Monitoring. Control how devices with this role are handled in the discovery scan as well as within discovered and monitored networks.

Scan Rules. Create a rule or set of rules that define(s) the role or sub role. When devices matching the rules are discovered, the role is applied.

Applied Sub Roles. (Roles Wizard only) Sub role label(s) to apply based on the rules match.

Attributes. Use system, host, and MIB values as attribute data within WhatsUp Gold.

Custom Links. (Roles Wizard only) Associate web-browsable resources with this device.

Monitors. Delegate WhatsUp Gold monitors to associate with this role when you add monitoring.

Action Policy. (Roles Wizard only) Associate device role(s) with policies that sequence and bundle next steps for triggered thresholds, observed monitor state changes, and cascading events.

Tasks. Associate a Configuration Management Task (configuration backup policy, configuration audits, group policy, and more).